So what’s new? Prior to Self-Government even, the Commonwealth bureaucracy made only small, limited land releases and onerous demands on private housing development.
A proposal by Peko Mines to build a sizable subdivision in Tennant Creek was thwarted by the Government of the day. Consequently Warrego township was built at Warrego Mine to the detriment of Tennant. The overall subdivision conditions required were well above the standards the Government themselves were producing at the time.
Peko did their own thing at Warrego rather than comply with the idiotic rules foisted on them.
The more things change, the more they stay the same, in many cases get worse!

Recent Comments by Gavin Carpenter

Michele Castagna, 1944 – 2016An Alice Springs icon known far and wide. Will be remembered for her strength and tenacity.
RIP Michelle.
Joan and Gavin

We need to bring trust back to government: Dale Wakefield“We need to bring trust back to government because I think that has been eroded.”
No “think” about it and includes all three tiers (two too many?) of government.
Good luck in trying to change the situation.
“Yes Minister” is alive and well and will stay that way with the bureaucrats, minders and apparatchiks running the show, many of whom would not survive if it were not for the regularity of the government nipple fortnightly.

Tennant Creek gets the pipeline, not Alice SpringsWhat have fracking and a pipeline got in common? Build the pipeline to carry gas from off shore, one side of Australia to the other, to the east coast. Fracking may or not come, it is another issue completely. Gas pipelines run all over NSW and Vic carting gas with no fracking.
Interesting comment recently where a hot water service installer is suggesting electric hot water systems be used rather than gas as it is the same price or cheaper?
We sell our gas overseas for a fraction of what we pay locally, where is the screaming about that?

Uranium mining would help to save Alice: BusinessmenGood on you blokes for some intestinal fortitude and speaking out. I don’t have to agree with your thoughts.
Too much PC garbage and cries of racist for most to say anything.
Those who do not agree have the choice to come out with some rational alternatives rather than just jump up and down and talk garbage. Lets hear them!
Well said Liz, pointing out where they are mistaken in this case.

The farce of Minister Chandler’s Yirara ‘assessment’Tell someone who cares. This has been going on for years, the kids used to be quite proud of how they (mis) behaved and quite open about it. Can only comment about some years ago but obviously things have not changed recently.